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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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